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Hemostasis and retained surgical items

Hemostasis and retained surgical items is a research topic within Hematology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in hemostatic agents and techniques, including the development and evaluation of various topical hemostatic dressings, fibrin sealants, chitosan-based hemostatic dressings, and other materials for controlling bleeding in surgical and trauma settings. The research also covers the use of these agents in combat operations, wound healing, and their role as components of the surgical toolbox.

  • Hemostatic Agents
  • Surgical Hemostasis
  • Topical Hemostatic Dressings
  • Bleeding Control
  • Hemostatic Sponge
  • Fibrin Sealants
  • Chitosan-Based Hemostatic Dressing
  • Combat Operations
  • Wound Healing
  • Surgical Toolbox
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Hemostasis and retained surgical items research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (475 and 335 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 475 works
  2. 2 United States 335 works
  3. 3 India 156 works
  4. 4 Japan 114 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 62 works
  6. 6 Brazil 58 works
  7. 7 Russia 58 works
  8. 8 Germany 58 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 57 works
  10. 10 South Korea 56 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 33.3%United States: 23.5%India: 10.9%Japan: 8.0%6 others listed: 24.4%33%largest
China475 · 33.3%United States335 · 23.5%India156 · 10.9%Japan114 · 8.0%6 others listed348 · 24.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Hemostasis and retained surgical items research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Hemostasis and retained surgical items research, followed by Saveetha University and Tianjin University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sichuan UniversityChina 15 works
  2. 2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 9 works
  3. 3 Tianjin UniversityChina 7 works
  4. 4 Qingdao UniversityChina 7 works
  5. 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 6 works
  6. 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 6 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 5 works
  8. 8 Fujian Normal UniversityChina 5 works
  9. 9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 5 works
  10. 10 Wuhan UniversityChina 5 works

Where is Hemostasis and retained surgical items research done?

The largest centres of Hemostasis and retained surgical items research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tehran and Chengdu.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 58 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 36 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 30 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 28 works
  5. 5 Chengdu China 28 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 25 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 24 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 23 works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 22 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 22 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TehranIR · 22.4 works2.1×
  2. ChengduCN · 27.6 works2.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hemostasis and retained surgical items than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Hemostasis and retained surgical items?

Among universities, judged by research, Sichuan University and Saveetha University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Sichuan UniversityChina 50.051.4%4.5×15 +131.8%
2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 41.06.0%4.5×9 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Hemostasis and retained surgical items research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hemostasis and retained surgical items.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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